Black Ink boss man, Ceaser Emanuel, admitted he is no longer friends with former shop manager Walt Miller after he stole five stacks from one of his businesses.

The first episode of Black Ink’s ninth season premiered on Monday and is centered around a break-in at one of the tattoo shops owned by Ceaser. After some amateur investigative work, Ceaser and friend Puma Robinson and cousin Teddy Ruks determined Walter was the culprit.

On the day of the premiere, Distractify published an interview with Ceaser, during which he revealed

Walt is no longer in his life.

This incident was particularly hurtful for Cease due to their close relationship.

“It’s not like some of the other cast members that came on after we was already on TV and already poppin’,” he explained. “Me, Walt, Ted, and Puma have been with each other since day one. If you was to ask me for anything, especially Walt, I’m going to give it to you. And I’m not going to ask back for it. That was our relationship. Like Walt, you messed up here, don’t worry about it. Because as a team, we have to make sure all of us is strong or the weak link is going to f–k the whole thing up.”

On the show, Ceaser and Ted told Puma about the robbery. According to Cease, $2000 in gold, supplies and $5000 in cash were taken from the shop. Ted and Ceaser both suspected Walt, while Puma wanted to wait for more evidence before making a conclusion. After a nearby business provided security footage depicting the theft, the trio was convinced of Walt’s guilt.

Right after they viewed the tape, Walt strolled into the shop, and Teddy took him to the side. He denied being on the tape but confessed to the burglary.

“First and foremost, I just really wanted to be honest with you,” Walt said. “I never had the chance to talk to you yet. The whole bulls**t with the whole register s**t, man, I definitely had something to do with that. I tried to fix it up later on when I got the bread to put it back. S**t hasn’t been easy for me, and I’m not making any excuses, but I definitely did it.”

The episode ended right after his spiel. Ceaser told Distractify he still cares about Walt, but he isn’t over the situation.

“It was more of the deception and the lies and everything else,” he said. “He’s always going to have a spot in my heart, but I don’t know when I’m going to get over him stealing from me.”